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 12 C. 8. Anno tricefimo Georgii 11. A. D. 1757; fcr the Tame refpe^ive Counties, Shires, Stewartries, Ridings, Cities, Boroughs, Cinque Ports, Towns and PI ces o^ Great Britain^ for which they are lb named or appointed refpe^tively ; and that all and every the Juftices of the peace, and Magiftrates of Corporations and Burghs in any Part oi Great Brieain^ who are or fhall be in any of his Majefty's Commifiions of" the Peace, or in the Magiftracy of fuch Corpora- ' tion or Burgh, at any Time during the Execution of tiiis Act, who fhall duly qualify themfelves accor- ding to this prefcnt Act in that Behalf (although not fpecially named or appointed Commiflioners by tha faid Acl) fhall be lilcewife Commiffioners for putting in Execution this prefent A6t, and ail the Powers and ♦c take Care, therein contained, within the Limits of their Commiflions and JurifdiiStions refpccStively ; All which that his Maje- Comniifiiorers by this Adl intrufted with the Execution of the fame, are hereby^ ftri6tly enjoined and re- i^y's Strvice Le quired to ufe their utmoft Care and Diligence that his Majefty's Service, in making fuch Levies as afore- Dor negkdted. f^jj^ ^^ ^^^ difappointcd or negleclcd. Ii:gh Sheriff's, jjj_ ^-^^^ )^^ jj. f^,rth(.j- enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That the High Sheriff of every County, or tVcmThTsecre" '^'^ Deputy, immediately upon receiving Notice for that Purpofe from the Secretary at War, fhall i'enJ tary at War, to Prccepts to thc refpe£live Bailiffs, or others who are uiually employed to funimon Juries, although in jiiue Precepts for Liberties Out of the ordinary JurifditStion of the faid High SheritV, directing them to fummon the feveral the CommiJTio- Juft^ices of the Peace, and CommifTioners of the Land Tax, within their refpective Divifions and Libcr- Aerstomeer, =nd jj^g^ ^° attend at the ufual Place of Meeting in every Divifion, upon a certain Day in the faid Precepts ^e^ve'sf ' '^'^" Jiamed, within the Time limited by the Secretary at War (Notice of which Day fliall be fent to the Notice of the War Office and Admiralty, upon the ifl'uing of the Precepts by the Sheriff} to qualify themfelves for the Div of Meeting Execution of this Act ; and the faid Commiffioners fhall then and there appoint the feveral Times and w^^ntr' ^° '^^ ^^'^''^^ ^'^^ ^^^ fucceeding Meetings in each of their refpective Sub-divifions during the Continuance of Cmr^f oners ^^^^ Act ; and the faid Juftices of the Peace, and Commiffioners of the Land Tax, at fuch their firft to apfoiiit the Meeting, or at fome other Meeting to be held as foon as it can be conveniently, fliall iffue their Precepts Times and Places to the High Conftablcs, Hcadboroughs, or other proper Officers for the refpective Flundreds, Lathes, cf their fucceed- Rapes, Wapentakes Or other Sub-divifions, within the faid Counties, Shires, Stewartries, Ridings or '"rf^"p"^' Divifions, as aforefaid j which Precept fhall contain an Account of the Times and Places appointed for lor that* Fur" k* ^^^ fucceeding Meetings, and fliall be returnable on a Day therein to be named, within twenty Days, to the High Con- ^^^ "^^ '^^s than fourteen Days, from the Time of iffuing thereof; and fuch High Conftables, Headbo- ftabies, &c. roughs or other proper Officers, are hereby required forthwith to fignify the Times and Places appointed attend this Ser. Officer whcm thcy fhall have learned, by Notice from the Secretary at War, to be directed to attend this i:e. Service. Sheriffs to be a!- W Provided always, and it is hereby enacted. That all reafonable Charges or Expences incurred by ^°Y* >''"•.'= ^*" any Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in the Execution of this Act, fhall be allowed in the Accounts of fuch ptn?«[ntheEx- Sheriff at the Receipt of his Majefly's Exchequer, ((utioo or (his AO. V, And for the Encouragement of fit and able Perfons voluntarily to enter into his Majefty's Service, Kvery Pirfcn Be it enacted, That every fuch Perfon who fhall, on or before the firft Day of May ojie thoufand feven inti"kd to 5i ^'^"^''S at their firft or any fubfequent Meeting, fhall by Warrant of any three or more of the faid Com- Iku;ity moi.ev, rniffioners, receive the Sum of three Pounds out of the Money of the Land Tax, arifen or to arife in the Years one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-fix and one thoufand feven hundred and fifty-feven, or either of them, then being in the Hands of any Receiver General, or of any Collector thereof, within Vuluntetrs to be the County or Place for which the faid Commiffioners are appointed ; and thereupon the Commiffioners delivered to the then prefent, or any three of them, fhall forthwith caufe fuch Volunteers to be delivered to the Officers MiLury Offi- appointed to receive them; and fhall caufe an Entry to be made in fome Book to be kept by the faid Eatr'yfob/made ^'^'^*"'^^^'°"^^' ° ^^^^ Clerk as they fhall appoint, of the Names of fuch Volunteers, and of the Pa- of thtif Names, fifties or Places of their lafl Abode (if they can be known) and of the Time and Place when and where Plate* of Abcde, thcv did fo enter themfelves, and of the Sums paid to them, and by whom fuch Payments were made, itims paid ibera, and of the Nanits of the Officers or Perfons who received fuch Volunteers, and for what Regiment or rt'i '^th'"" Company they were received; and fhall caufe true Copies or Duplicates of fuch Entries, attefted by DudKafes there- ^^""^'^ or morc cf the faid Commiffioners then prefent, within forty Days after the Delivery of fuch Vo- of to be u*ai- luntccrs, to be tranfmitted into the Office of his Majefty's Secretary at War for the Time being, to be Biittrd to the compafed with the Mufter-rolls. War Office. Volunteers to VL And it is hereby declared. That the Pay of every fuch Volunteer fliall commence from the Time leceive Puy from that he fhall fo enter himfelf into his Majefty's Service; and that every fuch Volunteer, after he fhall en^erin"^ and'" ^^''" continued in the military Service of his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, during the Space of to h"dfichar"ged three Years, if the War fhall then be ended, or otherwife at the End of the War, fhall be at Libeity at th? End of (if he think fit) to demand his Difcharge from thc Colonel or Commanding Officer of the Regiment or xUtr Viiu, or Company to which he fhall belong; and fuch Difcharge fhall be granted to him gratis in Writing under «.f ibc VVa-, It the Hand of fuch Colonel or Commanding Officer, who is hereby impowercd and required to give the -7 traand it. ^.^^^^ accordingly; on Pain of fuffering the Penalties ufually inflidcd for Difobedicncc to Orders ; any Thuig herein contained to the coiUrary notv/ithftanding. VU. And
 * °'."°'*> '": hundred and fifty-feven, voluntarily enter himfelf into his Majefty's Service, before the faid Conimif-